CLEVELAND – Gonzaga women's basketball's Inês Bettencourt and men's student-athlete Braden Huff were selected to their respective Division I-AAA ADA Scholar Athlete Teams. The 10-member 24^th annual teams were announced by the DI-AAA Athletics Directors Association Wednesday.
 
Bettencourt boasts a 3.82 grade point average while working on her Sport Management degree. Huff has a 3.37 GPA and is a Business Administration major. Braeden Smith was also selected to the team with a 3.56 GPA.
 
"On behalf of the Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association, I am proud to recognize and congratulate this year's men's and women's scholar-athlete teams, as well as those selected to receive postgraduate scholarship awards," said Division I-AAA ADA President and Director of Athletics at Seattle University, Shaney Fink. "These student-athletes exemplify excellence both in the classroom and in competition, demonstrating the dedication, discipline, and balance required to succeed at the highest level. We are honored to celebrate their achievements and support their continued success beyond their collegiate careers."
 
Basketball players from all Division I-AAA ADA member institutions are eligible for these prestigious annual awards. Each of the nominees is required to maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.20 (4.00 scale) in undergraduate study and have been a starter or important reserve with legitimate athletics credentials. Nominees must have participated in at least 50 percent of the team's games listed on the nomination form. To be eligible for nomination to the Scholar-Athlete Team, individuals must have reached junior academic standing at their respective institution (ineligible athletics transfers are not eligible).
 
Complete list of the Men's and Women's Scholar-Athlete Teams below.

Men's Scholar-Athlete Team
First Name	Last Name	Institution	Major	GPA
Grant	Asman	Lipscomb	Business Leadership	4.00
Tre	Carroll	Xavier	Communication Studies	3.22
Brendan	Coyle	Siena	Finance	3.69
Cruz	Davis	Hofstra	Liberal Arts	3.63
Josh	Dix	Creighton	Finance	3.58
Michael	Duax	FGCU	Biology	4.00
Colby	Duggan	Charleston	Finance	3.88
Scott	Gersten	UMBC	Computer Science	3.94
Nolan	Hodge	UNCW	Business Analytics	3.72
Braden	Huff	Gonzaga	Business Administration	3.37
Logan	Kinsey	Denver	Finance	3.90
Tyler	Lundblade	Belmont	Business Administration	4.00
Miles	Rubin	Loyola (Chicago)	Communication Studies	3.51
Drew	Scharnowski	Belmont	Exercise Science	3.82
Braeden	Smith	Gonzaga	Philosophy	3.56
Women's Scholar-Athlete Team
Meghan	Andersen	Fairfield	Sports Business	3.68
Ines	Bettencourt	Gonzaga	Sport Management	3.82
Savannah	Catalon	Seton Hall	Social and Behavioral Sciences	3.77
Tuti	Jones	Belmont	Sport Administration	4.00
Sierra	Linnin	Le Moyne	Biology	3.82
Colbi	Maples	Cleveland State	MBA	3.78
Kaety	L'Amoreaux	Fairfield	Management	3.80
Kate	Novik	DePaul	Business Administration	4.00
Macy	Silvey	SIUE	Business Administration - Marketing	3.73
Brecken	Snotherly	High Point	PSYCH	3.94
Lainey	Spear	Portland	Finance	3.87
Lee	Volker	Marquette	Corporate Communications	3.79
Alejandra	Zuniga	NJIT	Communications and Media	3.63

 
About Division I-AAA ADA: Now in its 25^th year, the Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association's mission is to enhance initiatives common to its Division I-AAA membership (Division I institutions that do not sponsor football), in particular, aspects related to their flagship basketball programs. For more information on the Division I-AAA ADA, please visit www.div1aaa-ada.com. The Division I-AAA ADA is administered by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA), which is in its 61^st year. For more information on NACDA and the 19 professional associations that fall under its umbrella, please visit www.nacda.com.